Work of Railways Shapes Growth of New Towns
Railways drive urban development by creating locations and names before settlement. Chicago, St. Louis, and the northwest illustrate that towns arise as transportation hubs rather than from geography alone. A western line planned thirty eight towns along its route, named prior to inhabitant plans, while another southwest line envisions fifty future cities and many communities that will become battlegrounds of life.
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Chicago
St. Louis
Northwest
Fat Hungarian Girls Claim World Fattest Title Near Budapest
Two Hungarian girls Therese Santo seven and Marissa Juhasz nine live near Budapest and claim the world’s heaviest child distinction. Therese weighs about 120 pounds while her cousin is ten pounds lighter. Parents are farmers of ordinary height and health scholars corroborate their suitability. They have refused travel abroad despite offers from museums and have shown at the Hungarian capital. Also in Worcester Massachusetts a giant elm bears an elephant-like growth on its trunk, an enduring curiosity for over a century.
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Buda-Pesth
Hungary
Therese Santo
Nagy Koros
Therese
Marissa Juhasz
State Medical College
Ben
Worcester
Massachusetts
Mass
Week in Congress on Cuban reciprocity and Philippine bills
Report covers House debate on the Cuban reciprocity bill with Cushman blasting leaders, Senate moves on war costs and Philippine governance, pension measures, and military academy funding. It notes votes on amendments, passage of the river and harbor bill, and statements by Rawlins and other figures on Philippine policy.
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House
Cushman
Washington
Roosevelt
Dill Peasio
Thomas ¥. Waller
Senate
Culberson
United States
Mr. Sher- Man
New York
Walla
Republicems
Democrats
Ty Democrate
Tt. Sksate
Philippine Iwlands
Air. Rawlins
Pall- Appines
Philippines
Monell
Phil Kest- Bey
Johnson County
Wyo
Fetterman
Alamo
Casine
Washington, D.C
Benjamin P. Stephenson
Grand Army of the Republic
Court of Claims
Upos
Porto Rico
United States Volunteer Infantry
Usvy
Ludlow
West Point
Horst
Philippine Islands
Rawlins
Utah
Philippine Committee
Philippine Commission
Abner McKinsey Brings Tampa Boy to New York
Abner McKinley, brother of the late President, has brought a negro boy from Tampa to New York. He plans to educate the lad and provide opportunities to prove what a member of his race may achieve under favorable circumstances.
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Abner McKinsey
Abner McKinley
New York
Tampa
Fla
New Spring Fashions Highlight Silks and Sleeves
The article surveys spring trends with satin, silk, and velvet trims, featuring trimmed gowns, Persian motifs, and lighter skirts. It notes the shift toward short jackets and bolero styles, the prominent elbow and Grecian sleeves, delicate tucks, lace insertions, and moire fabrics for evening wear. It mentions taf feta waists, blue and yellow ribbons, and blue guipure accents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nless
Seon Bose
Sk Gaczes
Somme
Modish Waistline Promotes Neat Belts and Sashes
The Philadelphia Public Ledger notes the end of the tiny waist as passé and praises a neat waist as essential. Waist belts appear in persuasive forms while sashes of silk crepe de chine chiffon or net gain popularity as part of a complete fashionable silhouette.
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Philadelphia Public Ledger
Beautified Her Bedroom With Floral Paper Carvings
A plain deeper toned paper formed the backdrop under molding while a daintily flowered canopy in trailing rose cretonne was cut into irregular sprays and branches and glued beneath the molding to create a charming decorative effect in the room.
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Wotman
Effective Trimming For Light Weight Flannel Blouses
Embroidered linen trims replace coarse lace or taffeta bands on light weight flannel blouses. Wash striped flannels become shirt waists with a few tucks or plain. The latest shirt waist features a yoke back resembling styles from several seasons ago.
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Julian E. Lane
Idaho
J. W. S. Emerson, M. D
Tracy's Drug Store
Calla
J. M. Rogers, D. D. S
Hagerman
Leon Calhoun
LAW
Hagerman, Idakiy
South Rail Street
Shoshone, Idaho
B. Githens
Myrta
D. W. Yaden
North Rail Street
Frank Pharris
Doc. Smith's
F. M. Crandall
Idaho Nursery
Payette
Congress
Apri Tn
A. D. W. Woimarans
The
Hague
Amsterdam
Canada
South America
Central American
Mexico
Africa
Asia
Hittineer
Sewest
du Barr
Siudy Medician
Irma Klausner
Elsa von der Leyen
Berlin
Germany
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